JOHN 8:32
Jesus answered them, “I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin” (John 8:34) What is freedom? Have these verses changed your perspective on freedom? I used to think freedom was doing what you want when, you want until one day in Bible class when I read these verses. I realized freedom was a totally different thing than what I had thought. All true believers are free if they are following God. Freedom isn’t doing what you want but rather being the person God has created you to be and living in obedience to Him. WOW! That changes perspective. So why would someone want to become a slave once they are free? Now that’s an obvious question: No one wants to be a slave. But you know, in the second verse it says if we commit sin, if we make a habit of sinning, then we are slaves to sin. No one is perfect. We will sin. But if we want to keep from being slaves to sin, we have to fight against our nature and ask for God’s help, so that we can be truly free.
Tiffany Heetderks, 15, Petra Academy, Bozeman, MT
Father, I want the freedom only You can give me.
I want the freedom that comes from serving You.